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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Edwin M. Stanton?
(a) A Brigadier General of the Union Army.
(b) The Attorney General.
(c) Lincoln's Secretary of War.
(d) Lincoln's Secretary of State.

2. Why does the War Department arrest telegraphers in four major cities in 1864?
(a) They refuse to telegraph a false message from the White House.
(b) They are telegraphing Union secrets across Confederate lines.
(c) They fear the telegraph system has been compromised.
(d) They are suspected Confederate sympathizers.

3. In the "White Flag Affair," how does Union General Christopher C. Augur convince three Confederates to release his captured Union soldiers?
(a) By threatening to burn their farms.
(b) By holding their fathers hostage.
(c) By holding their eldest sons hostage.
(d) By holding their wives hostage.

4. In Chapter 5, what do some of the men that Watson has arrested offer Charles Dana?
(a) A bribe to free them and return their files.
(b) Alcohol for Union troops.
(c) The location of Confederate forces.
(d) A chance to learn the names of Confederate spies.

5. Who are the Copperheads?
(a) Republicans who oppose the Civil War.
(b) Northern Democrats who oppose the Civil War.
(c) Union spies working behind Confederate lines.
(d) Former Confederates who work for the Union.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Clement L. Vallandigham's arrest cause widespread Democratic protests?

2. To whom does President Lincoln have to explain his decision to suspend the writ of habeas corpus?

3. What type of warfare does John Singleton Mosby employ?

4. How are Confederate deserters often treated by Union troops in Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 6, what is the average length of time a Northern arrestee is detained?

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